18 Adorable Animal Videos That Melted Our Hearts in 2015

While we certainly accomplished a lot this past year, we have a confession: Whenever we had a moment of free time we found ourselves replaying the latest viral animal video. There's just no better way to brighten your day. In fact, our New Year's resolution is to watch all of these at least 10 more times. Though we also can't help but be excited to see what sweet moments are caught on camera in 2016.

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1This miniature horse who won't stop chasing his human.

At the young age of three days old, this mini horse stole our hearts with his boundless energy. Watch as he relentlessly attempts to catch up to his owner.

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2This cat who stole a stuffed animal from his neighbor.

This cat burglar won't let anything stop him from getting a new toy—not even a fence.

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3A bulldog puppy who just wants to play...with a water bottle.

The water bottle may be motionless, but that won't stop this pup from trying to get it to join in on his fun.

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4The world's tiniest lion who has the world's tiniest roar.

Sure, this baby will someday grow up to be the king of the jungle. But for now, he's practicing his "ferocious" roar and we have a front row seat to witness all the cuteness.

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5An adorably confused kitten who sees snow for the first time.

Watch as this curious cat attempts to swat and jump up at the strange white flakes flying past his window.

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6A very tiny dachshund who attempts to stuff a very giant teddy bear into his crate.

When bedtime comes for this small dog, he encounters a big challenge: Getting his favorite toy to fit into his bed so that he can achieve sweet slumber. We won't give away the ending, but let's just say it had us rising to our feet to cheer.

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7An extremely relaxed donkey who won't move from his hammock.

We aspire to be as comfy as this sweet donkey—in fact, if we had our way, we'd be snuggling up right beside him.

These spunky farm animals steal our hearts every time we seem them star in a new video. But the sweet moment this baby learned to hop takes the cake as our favorite goat video of the year.

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10The adorable momma raccoon who has a hilarious way of asking for food.

Knock, knock. Hungry raccoon here! This smart nursing mother figured out how to get food from a friendly neighbor to bring back to her babies.

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11A stampede of Golden Retriever puppies going down a slide.

Does life get any better than this combination of fluffy puppies and a magical castle slide?

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12These baby goats who look rather dashing in sweaters.

Just wait until you see them all cuddle together in the basket.

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13This cat who has the most hilarious way of getting a barking dog to be quiet.

Grayscale the cat was anything but pleased to learn that his new puppy brother was particularly yappy. Luckily, the smart cat found a clever way to show him who's boss.

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14A bulldog pup who became adorably confused after seeing raindrops for the first time.

For puppies, there's a big, adventurous world out there just waiting to be explored. And for us, that means getting to watch our pet's reactions to their new surroundings—even watching them enjoy the simplest of things (like rain) is too sweet.

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15This baby goat who wants nothing more than to play with his mother.

In this viral video, a cute little goat attempts to convince his momma to play by jumping on her. While she looks like any tired mom being woken up by her baby on a Saturday morning, we can tell the two have a strong bond.

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16Six pug puppies sleeping side by side.

These newborns puppies are so cute that everything they do has the potential to turn us into a giant puddle of mush.

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